Date: September 13, 2025 Participant: John Paxton #5103 Race: 2025 REVEL Big Cottonwood Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Pacing Precision Amid Competitive Field John Paxton maintained a steady performance throughout his half marathon at the 2025 REVEL Big Cottonwood, clocking a final time of 2:08:22 and an average pace of 9:48 min/mile. Notably, John showed consistency across the splits, achieving his fastest splits at miles 9 and 10, both at 8:57 min/mile. His overall position was 1984th out of 3972 participants, and he ranked 73rd in the M40-44 division. Starting the race with a 10:10 min/mile pace and finishing stronger with a sub-10 pace, John demonstrated improved pacing skills in the later miles. Encouragingly, he closed with mile 13 at a brisk 9:01 min/mile, indicating endurance and energy towards the end of the race. Focusing on maintaining a consistent pace throughout such as he did at mile 7, where he recorded a 13:00 min/mile, could further benefit his overall time and placement. Great job maintaining endurance until the finish!